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Fire response with power cut and hydrant issues in Blair CountyBlair County PA

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Blair County, PA

Fire crews responded to a fire near Bacon Home in Blair County, PA. Power was cut to nearby buildings and a fire hydrant was not working, requiring firefighters to stretch a water supply line across 6th Avenue. Significant smoke damage is expected, likely displacing occupants of the affected buildings. The situation involved rerouting traffic and coordinating water supply for firefighting efforts.

Audio|Source: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
05:47
Transcript:
00:00
Power is off in near Bacon Home.
00:04
You have power cut to near Bacon Home?
00:08
That's where.
00:14
Recease.
00:29
I need an APD unit stuck out fix the burgoons we're stretching the line across six out the station for them.
00:46
Just to let you know what's going on in case you had to get out of there for any reason.
00:51
They are pulling a line from station 340 a 5 inch across to the fire scene. I guess that hydrant of 40 is a business isn't working.
01:03
It's off.
01:06
That's what it sounds like.
01:21
I don't know. 301 just advising urine, Reger, I'm not sure if they're hearing it.
01:26
I'm not sure if they're hearing it.
01:31
I'm 14, a lot of water again on that real line.
01:38
Hey, Paul, for 301. Did you get five to that last far?
01:43
I need 30 seconds.
01:56
I think they have PD rerouting to 6th Avenue to get that shut down so they can stretch the line across there. I'm not sure what else they're doing.
02:06
Yeah, okay. They got the one of the cross now in the traffic here.
02:10
I'm standing here, but...
02:14
All right. I knew they were moving cars. I'll let them know. What side do you all? Look, the 40th Street side or the Knicker Parker's side?
02:21
The 40th Street.
02:32
Greasy.
02:35
I'm going to get there.
02:46
Yeah, he's telling you.
02:48
Water are we here going to do?
02:52
I have to see, you're going to be all over the water, but just up here.
03:03
I don't know.
03:05
You're not laughing.
03:07
I'm not going to have.
03:13
I don't want for a 10th.
03:17
You can't think they're a free to be able to ask.
03:20
All right there.
03:27
Square 413, they're hiding here.
03:32
Richard.
03:38
The green line is the green line is the green line and charged together if you need it.
03:58
We're in camera three-quarters be caught there.
04:01
We can go over a check between a phone.
04:05
I got to happen.
04:12
Interior Group from 301.
04:14
We're about to reestablish the water supply off of free phone.
04:23
Blair, Assistant 3.3 is recently.
04:30
Racing 303.
04:39
Power has been notified.
04:44
People will be there and once the hour.
04:48
Have to see.
04:50
Do you want to get a red crossified also for the huge surge unit?
04:58
Breaching.
05:01
Blair, they're going to have smoke damage enough that they'll probably not going to be able to stay in either of those units.
05:08
Reaching.
05:14
Go on, sorry, come to you.
05:19
Give me one set down.
05:25
There's 3.31 in regional.
05:27
I'm responding.
05:29
C3991. 391. 391.
05:37
313[1], in a lot.
05:41
Please, please train drivers, you don't water.
05:45
Please, Pat, get that down for a second.
Police codes explained
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[1]
313: Psychiatric subject

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Incident Timeline

  1. Red Cross Notified for Displaced Residents
  2. Water Supply Issues and Firefighting Operations
  3. Power Cut to Affected Addresses
  4. Basement Fire in Row Houses Identified
  5. Smoke and Flames Confirmed
  6. Possible Dwelling Fire Confirmed
  7. Fire Department Responds
  8. Initial Report of Outside Fire

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